English
Etymology
See un- and pardon.
Pronunciation
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Adjective
en-adj
- impossible to pardon; impossible to excuse or justify
Quotations
#* 1900 CE: Gilbert Parker, An Unpardonable Liar
#*: "I can understand your being wicked," she said keenly, "but not your being cowardly. That is and was unpardonable."
#* 1912 CE: Ralph Connor, Corporal Cameron of the Northwest Mounted Police
#*: To lose a game was bad enough, but to round on a comrade was unpardonable; while to lose from the game a half-back of Cameron's calibre was unthinkable.
Synonyms
inexcusable, unforgivable, unremittable
unjustifiable, indefensible
Antonyms
pardonable
Derived terms
unpardonable sin
Related terms
pardonable
Translations
trans-top|impossible to pardon or forgive
French: impardonnable
German: unverzeihlich
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References
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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